The Portland daily press., 1887-09-15
THE CENTENNIAL.
The Maine Companies Off for PhIla-
deiphia.
Address to the Troops BY Governor
BodwelI.

BodwelI.
The early morning trains yesterday over
the Maine Central and Boston G. Maine,
brought to this city the details from the diff
ierent out Of town companies Of the two
Maine regiments which, with those from the
Portland companies, made up the First Reg
iment Maine Mixed Volunteers, that had
been selected to represent this State at the
Centennial celebration of the Constitution
In Philadelphia. The first four companies
were commanded by Captains Norton, Da-
Wis. Storah and Kendall of the First, and the
last four by Captains McCrellis, Goss, Wes-
ton and Emerson of the Second Regiment
1t is not possible to give correct roster of
the commands as we were informed by the
Assistant Adjutant General that it had not
been made up. Some of the lieutenants
originally detailed could not go and others
being substituted later.
Upon arrival in this city the companies
marched directly to the Western Promenade
The soldiers were attired in fatigue dress,
consisting of blue blouses and trousers,
trimmed with white-non commissioned of
fcers chevrons in white-French caps with
pompon, and white gloves, each man wear
ing his knapsack, with overcoat and red
blanket rolled ON top. The full dless uni
forms were forwarded as baggage. Chand-
ler's full band of twenty-five picked music
ians, and the regimental officers met the
command on the Promenade. A large num-
Der of citizens gathered to see the evolutions
Of ba+ -
both company and battalion drill. The men
looked well, were of good size and sized up
well together. In reference to the drill it
cannot be said there was a great deal to
praise. Before going to the Centennial as a
battalion to represent Maine the men should
have had considerable drill together. The
alignment of pieces was irregular, all the
motions of the manual were not in time, the
line was not correct at dress parade, and
there were many other criticisms that could
be adv antageously made. The marching
was fairly good.
AT Ills a. m, the troops were drawn up
in the form of three sides of hollow square
where Governor Bodwell, who was present
with his staff, stepped to the front and said
Sotdiers-You are going to the city of
Philadelphia, where our national compact
was signed, to take part in the celebration OF
the Centennial of the Constitution. You
are going from State where the Prohibitory
law prevails, into another State where other
laws and other customs obtain. You are Sc
lected not only on account of your superb
physique but also on account of your moral
character. l have no doubt that you will
represent these characteristics WELL | hope
and expect, and the State hopes and expects
that will
act which shall reflect unfavorably upon
your native State, but that you will so con-
duct yourselves as TO reflect conduct upon
her. 1t is my intention when you return, to
present to every man whose good conduct
deserves it, and | trust that will include
every neof you, a certificate of good con-
duct, something that you can preserve in
memory OF the States appreciation of your
behavior and hand down to your children
and childrens children to the next Centen-
airy.
At the conclusion of the Governors re-
marks the battalion broke into fours, and,
headed by Chambers Band, marched
through Pine, Congress, and Elm streets, to
the Rochester station,i in the following order
Chambers Band
Colonel Commanding-Yictor E. Brett.
Lieutenant COl0nei-E. II. Ballard.
Majors-B. j. Hill, w. +. Harding
Adjutant-Lieut. L. Z. ChilcOtt.
QuafteflnaSter-lleut j. II. killeher.
Assistant surgeons-Lieuts b. +. Bradbury, W.
A. Bumps, and d. A. Robinson.
Sergeant Majors. A. Brown.
Hospital Steward-D. E. Warren.
Quartermaster sergeant-J, c. Wilson.
Co. A-Capt B. A. Norton.
Co. B-Capt. c. W. Davis.
Co. Capt. +. H. Storah.
Co. E-Capt. d. W. McCrilIis.
Co. F-Capt. w. A. Goss.
Co. G-Capt. I'll. NJ. Weston.
Co. H.-CaptW. w. Emerson.
Gov. Bodwell and staff, and Gen. Mitchell,
commander of the First Brigade, and staff
also accompanied the command. The Gov
ernor's staff consisted of Adjutant General
S. j. Gallagher, Surgeon General H. E.
Hill, Judge Advocate General G. c. Wing,
Commissionary General H. B. Hill, Assist
ant Quartermaster General Fred Atwood,
Inspector of Rife Practice Col E. C. Far
rngton, and Coils. A. w. Ingersoll, A. E.
Neill, q. A. Philbrook, and c. A. Leighton,
aides. Gen. Mitchell's staff consisted of
Maj. Clarence S. Lunt, Bangor. Assistant
Adjutant General; Maj Appleton II. Plais-
ted. Waterville, Assistant Inspector Gen.
eral; Maj Frederic c. Thayer, Wateryille,
Acting Medical Director; Capt. Alfred X.
4 "u, ANYWAY, QudIttIiudSltT, capt. GeO
ID. Armstrong Lewiston, Commissionary
The line of march was crowded with peo-
pie, and Chambers Band played splendidly.
They were ION their mettle" and they
knew it,
The train was taken and pulled out of the
Rochester station at 1920 p. m. exactly. 1t
consisted of two parlor cars, Nos. 124 and
1874, and seven passenger coaches. The
coaches were filled by the band of 20 men
and the troops, who numbered 800 men. In
the parlor coaches, besides Gov Bodwell,
Gen. Mitchell, and the field officers of the
regiment, and their ladies, were ex-Gov.
ROBBIE and daughter and Col. Campbell,
formerly of his staff, Messrs. Warren, Wood,
Hunt, and Lord, of the Governors staff,
and their ladies, and Col. and Mrs. III. S.
0sgood of this city.
Before the train started lunch was placed
aboard for each company, consisting of cof-
fee, fruit, sandwiches, bread and butter
and turnoyers, and canteens filled with
water. The contingent goes right to Provi-
dence, and thence by steamer Massachusetts
to New York.
Gov. Bodwell and Gen. Mitchell, with the
ladies and staff officials, will have rooms at
the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, and
the troops will be quartered at the Musical
Fund Hall, SAMSON street.
MUSIC AND DRAMA.